Natasha Elcock, who survived the Grenfell blaze and co-chairs campaign group Grenfell United, said: “We needed to send a strong message. It’s been two years since Grenfell and people are still going to bed at night worried that a fire like Grenfell could happen to them.

“After the fire we were promised that blocks would be made safe. Two years later we cannot wait any longer, we need action now so everyone is safe in their homes.”

This weekend, residents at a residential block in Barking complained after it was engulfed in flames within a matter of minutes, destroying 20 flats and damaging 10 more.

The fire at the block in Barking, east London (@mobee_me/PA)

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Venilia Amorim, treasurer of the Barking Reach Residents’ Association. told the Press Association the building was covered in a wooden cladding that residents had been told was safe.

“We have got a lot of residents now not wanting to go back to their homes, not even to the adjacent blocks, because there’s no guarantee that this won’t happen again,” she said.

Campaigners have urged the next PM not to forget the Grenfell Tower blaze (David Mirzoeff/PA)

Grenfell United has urged whoever takes over as Prime Minister from Theresa May must prioritise fire safety to be “on the right side of history”.

Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle Hesham Rahman died in the fire, said: “You have an opportunity to make changes that will echo throughout generations, to know that 72 people lost their lives in the most horrific way possible, but because of the work you did with Grenfell United, it now meant that people are safe in their homes and are treated with respect, and something like this will never happen again.”